Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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If your child’s mobility and communication skills have been affected by disease or traumatic injury, look to our team of experts at Nemours. We provide a pediatric rehabilitation program, for children up to 17, designed to teach your child and family all the skills necessary to allow him or her to move, communicate, interact with people, and return home to live as independently and pain-free as possible.

 
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Conditions that may require intensive rehabilitative services include:
  • traumatic brain injury (caused by a trauma, such as a car accident, fall, or gunshot wound)
  • acquired brain injury (such as a stroke, brain tumor, or loss of oxygen to the brain)
  • seizure disorder
  • spinal cord injuries (including those resulting in ventilator dependency)
  • amputation
  • spina bifida
  • burns
  • encephalitis
  • meningitis
  • cerebral palsy
  • neuromuscular disorders
  • post-orthopedic surgeries

Voorhees


Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Voorhees

443 Laurel Oak Road
Voorhees, NJ 08043
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Phone: (856) 309-8508

 
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What to Bring
  • photo ID
  • medical and pharmacy insurance cards
  • preferred pharmacy name and phone number
  • names and dosage of all medications, including over-the-counter medication, your child is currently taking
  • guardianship and custody papers, if a legal guardian rather than a parent accompanies your child
New Patients

Bring these forms for your first appointment:

Returning Patients
 
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With all-new facilities and an expanded team of skilled, certified specialists and licensed therapists, Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Voorhees brings a new level of care to children throughout South Jersey. Using a family-centered approach, we’ll help your child live more independently, learn, and communicate more effectively, and perform better at activities of daily living.

Whether your child is recovering from an illness or injury, or living with a disability, our team will partner with your family, primary care physician, and other professionals to develop a customized treatment plan that makes the most of your child’s quality of life.

 
Feeding & Swallowing Services

Our speech and language specialists (also called speech and language therapists or speech/language therapists) evaluate, treat, and provide consultation for children with problems related to feeding and swallowing. We’ll assess your child’s oral feeding skills, provide family education, and help your child learn to eat and drink more safely – so mealtimes can be more enjoyable and less stressful for your child and your whole family.

Our team works collaboratively with your child's physician and other specialists to provide a coordinated approach to care. Additional services, including specialized types of diagnostic testing and treatment, are available at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE.

 
Speech & Language Therapy

Our speech and language specialists evaluate, treat, and provide consultation for children with a variety of disorders that affect communication. We can help your child improve understanding and expression skills, overcome language-related learning disabilities, and develop better voice control, articulation, and motor speech skills.

We also provide family education that helps siblings, parents, and others involved in your child’s care understand the complex processes involved in communication. Additional services, including specialized types of diagnostic testing and treatment, are available at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

 
Occupational Therapy

If a physical, cognitive, or developmental problem makes it difficult for your child to learn, process information, or perform everyday tasks (like self care, school, and leisure activities), our occupational therapists can help. We provide evaluation and consultation with other professionals, along with family education services for you, the parents, as well as siblings and others involved in your child’s care.

Using this family-centered approach, we can help your child by:

  • managing sensory disorders
  • splinting upper extremities
  • training movement and strengthening muscles
  • helping you and your child learn to manage activities of daily living, such as eating, dressing, and hygiene

Additional services, including specialized types of diagnostic testing and treatment, are available at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

 
Physical Therapy

Our physical therapists focus on helping infants, kids, and teens overcome physical limitations that can come from a variety of causes – including delayed motor skill development, a traumatic injury, a disease process or disorder, or surgery. We provide evaluation and consultation with other professionals, along with family education services for you, the parents, as well as siblings and others involved in your child’s care.

Whatever challenges your child faces, we’ll work with your family to develop a plan of care that can help drive improvements. Some examples include:

  • strengthening muscles
  • increasing range of motion
  • improving balance and coordination
  • stimulating normal development
  • improving gait (how a person walks)
  • recovering from an injury or surgery

Additional services, including specialized types of diagnostic testing and treatment, are available at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.